MINNEAPOLIS _ Luis Severino recalls well his first taste of the postseason, though the righthander at first pretended he did not.
"I don't even remember that," he said to laughter Sunday afternoon.
Severino, of course, could never forget that Oct. 3 night in 2017 at the Stadium when, in the AL wild-card game, he was knocked out after one-third of an inning against the Twins. Replaced by Chad Green, who escaped a major jam, Severino allowed three runs and four hits, including two homers, but was bailed out by his offense in an 8-4 victory.